Three sisters’ marriage prospects are impaired by heavy encumbrances on the family estate.
About Laurence Brooke nothing seems to be known, except that he wrote four novels between 1879 and 1882, of which this was the last.
“Mr. Brooke is without doubt a very vivacious writer, and he has well differentiated the separate individualities of his Three Fair Daughters.” Academy, July 8, 1882
“Mr. Brooke is content to build his story on the familiar lines; he aims at nothing extravagant or eccentric, and he achieves a decided success. . . . . In fact, this is a novel which evidently shows real literary skill and no small acquaintance with his craft in its author.” Spectator, September 30, 1882
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